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Rotary Club of Silver City to host benefit

Imagination Library one of three organizations to receive funds

Sun-News report

Posted:
03/03/2014 05:14:33 PM MST

SILVER CITY >> The Rotary Club of Silver City has named three non-profit organizations that will benefit from the Club's biennial auction on April 26. One of these is the Imagination Library of Grant County.

The Imagination Library registers preschool children, mails them a free, high-quality, age-appropriate book each month until the child's fifth birthday, and raises funds to pay for the books. The Imagination Library believes that having books in homes offers quality family time and encourages imagination, curiosity, an increased vocabulary, and a love of learning in children. It is currently sending books to nearly 1,400 children in Grant County and has sent over 30,000 books since the program began locally. The goal now, working with all 33 of the state's county managers, is to make the Imagination Library available to all of New Mexico's preschool children.

The Imagination Library program was started nationally by Dolly Parton, and the Grant County branch was developed by Loren and Barbara Nelson. The program has grown from one that originally served only children in the mining district to now include children from throughout the county. They hope to extend the program to the entire state.

The 2012 Rotary Auction raised over $36,000, shared by four main beneficiaries. This year, the Club seeks support from local businesses and individuals in an effort to match or surpass the 2012 success. Anyone wishing to contribute auction items should contact any member of the Silver City Rotary Club or call Kathy Eaton at 575-538-0958. Tickets to the auction are $20 each and can be obtained from members of the Rotary Club or from Leslie Bush at Western Bank in Silver City.

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